A Community-Academic Partnership to Increase Pap Testing in Appalachian Kentucky.

摘要: Introduction Appalachian Kentucky is recognized for elevated rates of cervical cancer, which exerts an undue burden in this medically underserved region. The purpose study was to examine the impact academic–community partnership, specifically a regional health department and CDC Prevention Research Center, conducting outreach aimed at improving Pap testing examining barriers among under-screened women Kentucky. Differences between with abnormal negative results were also examined. Methods Center provided technical assistance district that, turn, hosted "Women's Health Day" events county departments, providing incentives who had never test or those not received one least 3 years receive guideline-recommended screening. Results From 2011 2014, 317 screened cancer; data analyzed 2014. mean age 42.1 (SD=13.6) years. More than half (54.5%) sample reported high school as their highest level education, 57.7% annual household income Conclusions As result community–academic public partnership its shared resources, needed cancer screening appropriate follow-up results, thereby increasing population's compliance